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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1938
Page
4
A brief reflection places Milton's line with Isaiah 28 26, noting that guidance and discretion come from God and that the purpose of study is divine knowledge. The quoted verse anchors the idea that instruction leads toward understanding God and judgment.
The piece critiques War Secretary Woodring rebuking General George Van Horn Moseley for criticizing national policy. Moseley, retiring after 43 years at age 64, warns of dictatorship without voting and cites Rome’s fate as a warning. The author argues Moseley’s frank speech should be left without harsh sanction in a democracy.
The piece mixes commentary on war and religion with a feature about Gertrude Lintz, a Brooklyn woman known for raising famous gorillas including Gargantua the Great. It recounts her career, her gorilla care, and her view on choosing an extraordinary life to escape boredom.
The editorial upholds civil service protections for public servants and trusts the local civil service commission's decision in restoring a young woman technician under the city health officer. It regrets the division of opinion over allowing the head of a technical department to select an important helper, but assumes the commission acted fairly for the public employee.
Two publishers, Josh L. Horne of Rocky Mount and Herbert Peele of Elizabeth City, push for federal east west airmail service in NC. They argue the subsidy level varies by state and NC has far fewer stations than Maine, urging a Norfolk Va to Knoxville Tenn route to link the state.
The article argues a civil service dispute between a city physician and a technician tests whether such professionals should be under civil service rules in a small city. It urges strong support for the department head and notes backing from Congressman Lindsay Warren and state chambers for an east west airmail tie up in North Carolina.
Bruce Catton riffs on home entertainment trends with Cleveland inventors making cups bearing moving picture stars and other novelty items. The piece humorously envisions carved knives, gravy boats, and door mats bearing rivals faces, then shifts to political defense ideas and Roosevelt note on Russians teaching children parachuting.
Washington October 1. Uproar as world crisis looms with Emergency Cabinet meetings at the White House. Roosevelt holds a public press conference declaring no news while Hans Dieckhoff negotiates access, assisted by Hull and others as officials move in and out.
In a Massachusetts avenue mansion Vladimir Hurban, a slim blue eyed Slovak minister, and about two dozen reporters hear his pledge of Czechoslovak loyalty. He rejects Hitler overtures and declares resistance, shouting No No No in a defiant display.
In a crowded room Hull speaks under portraits of Stimson Kellogg and Hughes. He offers many words and little substance while acknowledging attendees and greeting the press with a courteous exchange that hints at lingering tension.
A collage of remarks from Edward F. McGrady Clare G Fenerty and others includes comments on problem solving Grand Juries motorcycle rides Europe Mussolini and Chamberlain wrestling with foreign policy and a Louisiana Rice Week proclamation with regional contrasts.
State Department prompt call to correspondents as Berle and McDermott relay Roosevelt’s final message to Hitler. By 10 05 p m reporters await a Munich conference note while crowds, lights, and newsroom sounds set a tense wartime mood ahead of possible war.
The quote notes an inventor’s forecast of no new death-dealing instruments in future conflicts. It riffs on family legacy and civic unity, echoing a call to set prejudice aside and defend the republic. Former Governor Landon reflects on national resolve amid wartime realities.
A quoted remark describes the stock market as a patient suffering multiple ailments. The speaker identified is Professor M. W. Sprague of Harvard University.
The Cardinals have won the National league pennant race. The Tar Heels overwhelmed the Demon Deacons 65 to 0 on the gridiron. High Point highs were defeated by Winston-Salem 7 to 6 on Saturday.
The Purple Panthers were shut out by Wofford on Saturday with a 7 to 0 defeat. Wofford controlled the game early and held the Panthers to no points throughout the contest.
Twenty years ago in Washington the first 100 numbers were drawn in the draft lottery. High Point registrants numbered 19 among those affected, with total registrations here reaching 1,845. An emergency city ordinance closed public schools and barred public meetings from October 1 to October 8 to curb the Spanish flu.
Mr and Mrs Tomas J Gold spent this morning at Greensboro Mrs W A Sherrod and little one have returned to Spartanburg after a visit to Dr and Mrs D Pype Mr and Mrs Marvin Greene are on a visit to relatives in Washington Cambrai has been fired by the Germans to destroy supplies there near panic rages in Germany Defection of Bulgaria has alarmed the people President Wilson favors woman suffrage and has urged the Senate to pass the measure granting it
A group of psychologists interviewed on war and peace say nobody wants war and they reject the inevitability of conflict, but none will guess if war will come. They hint at a hobby show in a large eastern city but do not reveal details.
William J. Cameron, Henry Ford's secretary, claims conspirators are laying the powder for war hysteria in the United States. The remark frames rising tension as a manufactured prelude to conflict.
Day Charles B. Driscoll notes St. Mark's Church on Second Avenue and Tenth Street declines as the nearby neighborhood changes. Attendance drops to 75 to 200. once wealthy parishioners leave after rector Dr. Guthrie's modern rituals and costly Hollywood decorations.
An aged church, St Mark's, on Long Island is described being served by Rev. C A W Brocklebank as he works to restore the church and engage descendants of those buried there. A wall tablet notes Petrus Stuyvesant, once Governor of New Netherland, lies in the vault that has housed Stuyvesant family burials since the 17th century, with Anne Stuyvesant recently interred there and only one descendant remaining. Memorial windows and other Stuyvesant memorials decorate the church as part of preserving the site as a historic house of worship.
Daniel Tompkins former New York governor and US vice president is buried near the wall. A large memorial tablet marks Commodore Matthew Perry as buried here. The vaults tombs and graves include many Winthrops and other Newark families.
The Bouwerte Bowery farm of Stuyvesant housed a 1660 Dutch Reformed chapel for family neighbors and slaves. After English capture the Stuyvesants joined the Church of England. St Mark's traces its roots to 1660. the present church dates to 1795 with later porch and steeple.
The church walls are covered with crumbling plaster and pinking paint peels on the porch. Wood is cracked and decay is evident around the building. There is talk in recent years of abandoning St Mark's as a place of worship, raising concern among lovers of old New York.
Chairman Connor of the New York House rules committee tells WN to stop passing buck to the administration and urges stock exchange governors to curb short selling.
J Edgar Hoover asserts crime begins in the American home. The remark reflects a focus on domestic factors in public safety discourse.
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